Big Ben will be reconnected so that it can ring in the new year, the House of Commons authorities have said.
The famous bell has been largely silent since 2017 due to repairs on the clock and Parliament s Elizabeth Tower which houses it, only being reconnected for significant occasions.
The bell, which weighs 13.7 tonnes, last rang on November 11 to mark Armistice Day.
Members of the public have been urged to stay away from Westminster on New Year s Eve due to coronavirus restrictions.
It comes after plans for the traditional New Year s Eve fireworks usually held at the London Eye were cancelled by the city s mayor Sadiq Khan in September.
Big Ben is to be reconnected so that it can ring in the new year, House of Commons authorities have said.
As part of preparations for the event, the bell will also bong at 11pm on New Year’s Eve – the moment the UK leaves the European Union’s single market and customs union.
The famous bell has been largely silent since 2017 due to repairs on the clock and Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower which houses it, only being reconnected for significant occasions.
The bell, which weighs 13.7 tonnes, last rang on November 11 to mark Armistice Day.
Coronavirus restrictions mean that the usual crowds will not gather for New Year’s Eve to see the clock strike midnight and hear the famous bongs of Big Ben (Yui Mok/PA)
Big Ben will be reconnected so that it can ring in the new year
The bell last rang on November 11 to mark Armistice Day
London s New Year s Eve fireworks have been cancelled but Big Ben will be reconnected so that it can ring in the new year (Image: Getty Images)
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Big Ben is to be reconnected so that it can ring in the new year, House of Commons authorities have said.
As part of preparations for the event, the bell will also bong at 11pm on New Year’s Eve – the moment the UK leaves the European Union’s single market and customs union.
The famous bell has been largely silent since 2017 due to repairs on the clock and Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower which houses it, only being reconnected for significant occasions.
The bell, which weighs 13.7 tonnes, last rang on November 11 to mark Armistice Day.
Coronavirus restrictions mean that the usual crowds will not gather for New Year’s Eve to see the clock strike midnight and hear the famous bongs of Big Ben (Yui Mok/PA)
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